Table 3

Effect of Y403F mutation on adenylyl cyclase inhibition in whole-cell assays

AgonistnEC50Inhibition[R]Wild-type EC50Wild-type inhibition
μm % pmol · dm−2 μm %
Acetylcholine31.7–4.971.3  ± 4.95.0–170.014–0.0780.0  ± 3.6
Carbachol61.3–3770.8  ± 5.15.0–330.036–0.565.4  ± 5.1
Oxotremorine M50.6–4.974.4  ± 3.75.0–230.0087–0.2876.2  ± 2.5
Pilocarpine410–11019–435.0–233.4–1537–62

EC50 values for the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity are reported as a range that varies inversely with [R]. Maximal inhibition is reported as mean ± standard deviation except for pilocarpine, for which inhibition was variable and increased with increasing [R] as in wild-type. These values are compared with the wild-type values for the same range of receptor site densities observed in wild-type-expressing CHO cells from data previously reported (20).